A set of lesson resources for this ethical issue. Clips referenced are downloadable from youtube - Gattaca & The Island. Several of those from the #reteacher community on Twitter inspired some of the activities in this lesson. Please follow @Mr_Betts for other RS related activities in my photos and posts. Please leave some feedback before or after use!

Please contact @Mr_Betts on twitter for the additional resources referred to in the powerpoint.

A series of activities for any AS/A2 Religious Studies / Philosophy & Ethics specification on the Ontological argument. Includes key word match ups, making links, example introduction and conclusion, colour coding strengths/weakness to build evaluations and a pop quiz.

A lesson I prepared for an Ofsted inspection 2014-15 for an A2 Philosophy & Ethics Class. The structure/style/activities could be adapted for any key stage and subject. Please do leave a comment here on to @Mr_Betts

A lesson to support the teaching of the 'Believing in God&' unit from the edexcel specification. Please leave any comments or further adapations that could be made. You can always tweet any questions or perhaps share clips/other resources @Mr_Betts

For the new Edexcel 2.0 GCSE English Language: Here are sentence structures for Section A (Reading) which may support students to manage their time and produce well-structured paragraphs for Q2, Q4 & Q6 that hit the mark scheme. Q1 & 3 do not require ‘planning’ a response. Each slide can be printed as needed as a starting template.

A lesson I used for an Ofsted observation lesson. It worked very well and generated some deep discussions. Clear progression throughout. The final slides were printed for students to organise into 'for&' and &';against' columns on their tables and to assist when answering the d) style question. This is based on the edexcel &'s specification for Unit 8 &';Religion & Society', though very adaptable for other specs.

A lesson I prepared for an Ofsted observation with a Year 10 class 2014-15. This was for the GCSE Religion & Life course (Edexcel) specifically but could be adaptable to any Religious Studies exam board. Please leave a comment or contact @Mr_Betts

A template to assist summarising or condensing any piece of text or extract. Would be suitable for a range of theory/content heavy subjects. For each paragraph/section students write down two trigger words and expand upon their significance in the box beside it. Once completed they join with a learning partner and fold their worksheet so that only the two trigger words are visible. Students must then verbalise their learning to one another and then feedback what they have be taught by their partner.

A full lesson within a scheme of learning on Islam and specifically the 5 pillars. There are lots of active learning strategies and differentiated tasks in this lesson. I have made reference to a clip and images which I also used. Additionally, I have given suggestions of how to adapt/run activities in the slide notes clearly. I used this lesson at a job interview and was successful with the lesson described as outstanding.

A template to support planning for mastery in Maths. Fluency, reasoning, problem solving. Lesson objective template Success criteria template (with example) Differentiated fluency questions template (Challenge 1, 2, 3) Reasoning challenge template (thinking, explaining, solving) Next steps template for personalising marking

This lesson is part of the 'Peace and conflict' topic within GCSE Edexcel Religious Studies. Students really enjoy passing through the different tasks. Details and ideas for the activities are within the slide notes for you to adapt if required. The Edexcel 'Religion & Society' textbook is required or a suitable alternative that has an example of a conflict where the United Nations has tried to resolve. A couple of the activities can then be very easily adapted to fulfil your needs. Common examples are Kosovo and Darfur in textbooks. Students show very clear progress in this lesson.

This resource will be of great use for anyone applying for the NPQH course from 2019 onwards. Completed on the latest form this will give you a clear idea of what kinds of examples and comments to write based on your own experiences.

A lesson for the Believing in God Unit 2 'Religion & Life&'. My first time teaching this unit. Please give feedback, let me know if you try it out or if you have better!

A series of revision activities for most AS Religious Studies/Philosophy & Ethics specifications that include Utilitarianism.

Here are some revision sheets that can be copied up to A3 size and completed within revision lessons or for homework. These are based on Edexcel's Unit. 8 'Religious & Society&'. Please comment/rate the resource.

There are a variety of active learning slides that can be used here - also adaptable for other specification. The examples are written for the Jekyll & Hyde Edexcel English Literature course. Slide 1. Structure strips to indicate how students should produce their PEETER paragraphs. The aim is to align the section of the paragraph approximately to the structure strip / writing frame. Slide 2. Connectagons - Students populate the hexagons with key words / character names / themes (edit for your topic) and then complete a piece of writing which attempts to justify as many linking hexagons as possible This is an amazing activity that supports retrieval also. Slide 3 & 4. A pre-populated example of a ‘explode the quote’ hexagon. This can be completed as group work if you provide each group with a different quote form the extract. Can then produce a ‘whole class model essay’ Slide 5. Blank template Slide 6. Same activity as above but using an exam question. Students read an extract and then write their select quotes/analysis them in details in the segments before writing it up. Slide 7. An example of some activities to get students reflecting upon their independent answers. See if they can note where they did well or missed something key!

You can use this resource with any subject and key stage. The excel document helps you to RAG students test/quiz scores, see cumulative scores and nominate a gold, silver and bronze winner after a topic/term/year. I often have students peer assess then call out results during the register. There is enough space for 30 students and 20 quizzes. The document automatically colours codes scores - red=1-3, yellow=4-6, green=7-10 to show understanding. Also helps to plan intervention with student flagged as 'red'. If students are absent the box remains blue.

A lesson to support the teaching and learning of the 'Design argument&' at GCSE level. This lesson is specifically for the Edexcel &';Believing in God' topic. Please comment and let me know if particular activities work well or you require links to clips. I am also on twitter @Mr_Betts for more discussion.

This resources provides students with signpost words / key features of theories and arguments for the topics (Edexcel AS Religious Studies / Philosophy & Ethics) - Teleological argument - Problem of evil and suffering - Situation ethics - Utilitarianism Prepare for students as a card sort - each topic in a different colour. Project different past questions onto the board, students must select most relevant headings and order from the cards to address the question. Repeat this process and swap topics around between pairs. Follow-up activity could include mind mapping what students know about the key features/how they connect then pass the mind map on to another pair to add what they think has been missed.